RESIDENCY


Meaning of RESIDENCY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈre-zə-dən(t)-sē, ˈrez-dən(t)-, ˈre-zə-ˌden(t)- ]

noun

( plural -cies )

Date: 1579

1.

a. : a usually official place of residence

b. : a state or period of residence

a 20-year residency in the city

also : residence 2c

2. : a territory in a protected state in which the powers of the protecting state are executed by a resident agent

3.

a. : a period of advanced training in a medical specialty that normally follows graduation from medical school and licensing to practice medicine

b. : residence 4b

c. : a period as an artist in residence

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.